Every year, The Consortium recognizes individuals and organizations that embody The Consortium’s mission, with several awards. In 2019, the organization honored eight individuals and one company for their work to advance its vision for the future. The following honorees have…
If Patricia “Teesha” Hernandez has learned nothing else in her 25-plus years in corporate America, it is the importance of getting a solid start for achieving professional success. For this Consortium alumna of the University of Wisconsin School of Business…
As an alumna of The Consortium, Chair of the Alumni Relations Committee April Taylor understands that when it comes to giving back, not everyone has the same bandwidth. “In this day in age, when you get a million requests to…
Students of color graduating with a bachelor’s degree owe, on average, $7,400 more in student debt than their white peers, according to a 2016 Brookings Institution analysis. This gap continues to widen over time, with these graduates having twice as…
Ali Imad Fadlallah’s passion for education is not surprising, considering he’s learned firsthand — in both good ways and bad — the power of a quality education. The son of Lebanese immigrants, Fadlallah was born and raised in Dearborn, Mich.,…